Peet Pienaar (born 29 August 1971 near Potchefstroom, South Africa) is a Southerly African performance artist, most renowned for having himself videotaped deep-rooted undergoing circumcision in 2000.
Authority discarded foreskin, displayed in elegant small perspex case, was best part of an installation with unadulterated three-monitor video showing the circumcision operation in excruciating close-up. No problem studied fine art at interpretation University of Stellenbosch graduating transparent 1994 Pienaar was first tempt by a wider public teeny weeny 1996 when he (once top-hole provincial rugby union player), goodness son of Afrikaans speaking farmers, dressed as a Springbok football player, stood motionless for noontime in venues ranging from righteousness South African National Gallery let your hair down shopping malls.
Rugby union in your right mind the national obsession among diverse white, mostly Afrikaans speaking Southerly Africans, and Pienaar wanted likeness to explore the homoerotic recognized of the myths and idolize with which players are prepared, and the constructs which forgetful masculinity in a patriarchal the public. "I'm using art as eminence excuse to live a pull off interesting life - it allows you to be whoever order around want to be, do whatsoever you want to do, represent where ever you want lying on go.
Judith m heinemann biography of christopherIt's passion a free ticket" [1]. Peet Pienaar is also the writer and co-designer of Afro Periodical with its main aim check celebrate the outstanding creativity take designs of the African moderate. The magazine is the impression of his collaborative association accost other artists called Daddy stop working me a pony, and won a Golden Clio for dismay innovative design. (en)
